Hyderabad belongs to Telangana only, no longer the capital of Andhra Pradesh

Starting Sunday, Hyderabad will officially cease to be the joint capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. According to Section 5(1) of the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014, Hyderabad was designated as the common capital for both states for a period not exceeding ten years from June 2, 2014.

Hyderabad, one of the country's bustling metropolitan cities, will no longer be the joint capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh starting Sunday, as stipulated by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014.

Starting June 2, Hyderabad will exclusively serve as the capital of Telangana. When unified Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated in 2014, Hyderabad was designated as the capital of both states for 10 years.

"On and from the appointed day (June 2), Hyderabad in the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall be the common capital of the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh for such period not exceeding ten years," the AP Reorganisation Act said.

"After the expiry of the period referred to in subsection (1), Hyderabad shall be the capital of the State of Telangana and there shall be a new capital for the State of Andhra Pradesh," it added.

The formation of Telangana State marked the fulfillment of a long-standing demand, as statehood was officially achieved on June 2, 2014, following the approval of the AP Reorganisation bill in Parliament in February 2014.

Last month, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy instructed officials to reclaim buildings such as the Lake View government guest house in Hyderabad, which were allotted to Andhra Pradesh for 10 years, after June 2.